Points cited for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Constipation-predominant
How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Constipation-predominant. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. ST25, SP06 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201111-k0001 ↗
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. ST25, SP06 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2016.09.016 ↗
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
Substantiated by a study. ST25, ST36, ST37 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201111-k0001 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. ST36 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201111-k0001 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 3 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
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After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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